Bug 1164313

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1164312 +++

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1103697 +++

Description of problem:

Misleading comment in the /etc/zshenv file provided by zsh package. Specifically, it states that executing zsh with -f will cause the file to not be sourced, which is incorrect. The man page correctly notes that zshenv is always parsed.

The file is always sourced, and hence if you want to avoid having a particular section take effect with -f, you need to encapsulate it with an if statement.

Here is some output to demonstrate that /etc/zshenv is always sourced, even if zsh is launched with -f:

[root@localhost]/# rpm -q zsh
zsh-4.3.10-4.1.el6.x86_64

[root@localhost]/# cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.2 (Santiago)

[root@localhost]/# cat /etc/zshenv
#
# /etc/zshenv is sourced on all invocations of the
# shell, unless the -f option is set.  It should
# contain commands to set the command search path,
# plus other important environment variables.
# .zshenv should not contain commands that produce
# output or assume the shell is attached to a tty.
#

[root@localhost]/# echo $EVBTEST

[root@localhost]/# echo 'EVBTEST=yep' >> /etc/zshenv
[root@localhost]/# zsh -f
[root@localhost]# echo $EVBTEST
yep


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
zsh-4.3.10-4.1.el6.x86_64

How reproducible:
Everytime

Steps to Reproduce:

[root@localhost]/# echo $EVBTEST

[root@localhost]/# echo 'EVBTEST=yep' >> /etc/zshenv
[root@localhost]/# zsh -f
[root@localhost]# echo $EVBTEST
yep

Actual results:
The configuration file misinterprets it. 

Expected results:
The configuration file should provide the correct information.

Additional info:

--- Additional comment from Kamil Dudka on 2014-11-14 17:02:11 CET ---

This is a bug inherited from Fedora, where it still exists even in rawhide.

I proposed to replace the comment by the one that Ubuntu distributes:

# /etc/zsh/zshenv: system-wide .zshenv file for zsh(1).
#
# This file is sourced on all invocations of the shell.
# If the -f flag is present or if the NO_RCS option is
# set within this file, all other initialization files
# are skipped.
#
# This file should contain commands to set the command
# search path, plus other important environment variables.
# This file should not contain commands that produce
# output or assume the shell is attached to a tty.
#
# Global Order: zshenv, zprofile, zshrc, zlogin